Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21
THE SOUTH SIDE.
IyroHTAEr MOVEMENTS IN pIHwrD
DIE.
sl5O,0 for the Development OF Granite
Quarries-A Series Of Burglariss--
Personal Difficulty News
Fotes, &C

correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.
PETERSBURG, Va, August 20, 1897.
The move TO develop and operate OF
a large scale the fine granite quarrle
in the county of Dinwiddie, near TIM
city, is taking practical shape. There
has recently been organized under th'
laws OF the State OF New jersey, will
an authorized capital of $4,000,
company styled the Petersburg
Granite Quarrying Company, which
has purchased what is known rs the
Abbott Quarry, about one mile west OF
this city, and which proposes to operate
this and other quarrles III iss vicinity
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company has already surveyed the
route for a branch track to these quar-
ries, which included in their number
that of the Central Lunatic Asylum,
owned by the Commonwealth OF NirgI-
mia, and has announced its readiness to
build the road as soon rs any substan'
tial company of capitalists signify their
immediate intention to operate the
quarries or any one of them. The or
canization of the northern company
above mentioned, accordingly, seems
TO indicate the construction Of the pro-
posed branch track in the near future
and the early development OF these
valuable and natural sources OF wealth.
The announcement made IN the Dis
pdfch recently, which caused SO much
comment here, that Mr. James Abbott,
of New Jersey, had sent to the clerk 5
ofioe III Dinwiddie county for record a
deed conveying two and three-quarter
acres OF land in said county for the sum
Of Sl49, 800 is fully verified by the fact
that said deed has been admitted to
record. The land in question Is en-
braced in the property of the company
above referred 10, and until recently no
extrayagant value has been placed
upon it.
A petition was to-day sent to Gov
crnor Lee, praying for the pardon OF
Henry Drummond (coloredl, who was
convicted at the recent term of the
Hastings Court Of assault and sen
fenced to two months confinement in
Jail. lie is said to be ill, and it is
represented that his death may occur
should he not be removed from jail.
Three stores on Sycamore street, all
adjoining, were entered by burglars
last night, who were not paid for their
trouble in the booty they got. Their
object was evidently to get money, but
in this they were disappointed. The
stores entered were those OF Messrs.
T. J. Jarratt q Son, Mcssrs. Gray *
Shepperd, and an unOccupied store
between these two. Entrance was
Effected through the rear windows.
Messrs. Jarratt u Son lost a small guam
t!ty OF manufactured tobacco, and
Mcssrs. Gray L Shepperd nothing. The
desks in each store were rlnsacked,
however, and the papers scattered over
the floors. The burglars Jet several Of
their tools behind, which indicates that
they were frightened OIL.
4 personal difficulty occurred night
before last in the lower portion of the
city between james Peach and James
Elves, during which Beach i, said -
have received "A painful cut in tue side
To-day o warrant was issued for the ar
rest of Rives, but it has not yet been
executed.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Among the Petersburg visitors Mt the
Blue Ridge Springs are Misses Lacy
Stone and Marie Davis and Mesors.
Thomas Maclin and Edward Moylc.
Misses Lula and Kate Whitehurst
Of this city, are guests at BuiorFs.
Mr.. a. ". Price AMI Nr. J. W.
Sccggins left this evening for Bed
ford.
Miss Lille Goodwin is visiting
friends in New York.
Mr.. Henry Kerr, Of Greensboro,
Ky, is spending the month with rela
tiyes and friends here.
Dr. s. W. Budd has gone to the
mountains for brief vacation.
Mir. Charles ID. Witherspoon is at
Mountain Lake.
Mr. ". j. Cole and wife are spend
ing a few days at Virginia Beach.
Mr.. John {. Armistead is in Phiil-
delphia.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
The report is current that the Nor
folk and Western railroad shops in this
city will shortly be transferred 60 the
vicinity Of Purkeville, where, it is said,
The company las purchased land for
the purpose.
Tie receipts Of cotton Il this port
this week were 80 bales. The stock
On hand is very light.
ROBIS ADA1R.